BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28
Green Bank Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
124Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1977–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on West Virginia Green Bank
Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 37 | 2024 | +8% | 1979 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 31 | 2024 | +25% | 1979 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | -37% | 1979 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | -51% | 1979 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | +30% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | +29% | 1979 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2024 | -19% | 1979 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 20 | 2024 | +89% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | +77% | 1979 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | +342% | 1979 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 17 | 2024 | +211% | 1979 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | -5% | 1979 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -42% | 1979 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +269% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | -7% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +429% | 1979 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -13% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +158% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +69% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +160% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +67% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2024 | +24% | 1980 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 9 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +29% | 1979 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +200% | 1988 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2008 | -25% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -67% | 1979 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +25% | 1979 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1979 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +475% | 1980 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +13% | 1979 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +38% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 1979 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -13% | 1979 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +44% | 1979 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2023 | +167% | 1984 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +525% | 1985 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | -38% | 1986 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2023 | -71% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.